Bears vs Sale: Key Moments

Bears vs Sale: Key Moments

After one of their most dominant displays of attacking last week, the Bears were kept scoreless in their final fixture of 2024 by the visiting Sale Sharks. Sale’s display of grit and on defense and flalwlessness on attack saw them whitewash Bristol 38-0 at Ashton Gate. Here are some of the games most key moments.

2mins: After Du Preez found touch, the resulting lineout led to a maul that saw Raffi Quirke scores Sales first try.

6mins: Luke James walked off the field with an injury and was replaced by Sam Bedlow

10 mins: Sale lose the ball after 7 phases

12 mins: Johnny Hill charges down Sale’s box kick.

18 mins: Jean-Luc Du Preez replaced Tom Curry as a blood sub


20 mins: A dominant scrum by Sale props sees them win a penalty and Du Preez finds touch.

21 mins: Harry Randall was sin binned after stopping an almost Cowan-Dickie try.

23 mins: Sale scored their third try through quick hands from the backline although there was murmurs of a side entry from Sale in the build up.

28mins: Bristol enter Sales 22 for the first time.

29mins: Tom Curry returns for Sale

31mins: Bedlow went off for an HIA

32mins: Ibitoye was subbed off with an injury and was replaced by Ben Elizalde

38mins: George Ford slotted in a drop goal as Sale extended their lead


48mins: Captain Ben Curry scored just under 10 mins after resuming as Sale picked up exactly where they left off.

53mins: Quirke and Sale miss out on a scoring opportunity after a knock on

54mins: Jack Bates made 70 metre run which was almost a certain try, but Tom Curry kept the Bears at buy by pouncing on a loose ball.

60mins: Rob Du Preez punished Bristol by slotting in a penalty after Fitz Harding couldn’t stay on his feet at the breakdown.

64mins: Bristol entered the Sale 22 for the sixth time throughout the entire match. After losing the ball forward, they went back to a penalty to set up the scoring opportunity.

65mins: A low swinging pass from the Bears was pounced on by O’Flaherty who sped up the pitch and finished off an amazing try by the visitors.

71mins: Nothing was going the way of Bristol as they again lost the ball forward the Sale 22, killing their momentum.

75mins: a 14th penalty conceded by Bristol in the the Sale 22 resulted in a turnover yet again.

79mins: Sam Bedlow sent off in the final minute as the Bears were awarded a lineout in Sale 5.

80mins: The Bears fail to score a point in a match for the first time in 8 years

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